When asked to identify the biggest mistakes recent college graduates make during the application and interview process, employers cited the following:
- Acting bored or cocky
- Not dressing appropriately
- Coming to the interview with no knowledge of the company
- Not turning off cell phones or electronic devices
- Not asking good questions during the interview
- Asking what the pay is before the company considered them for the job
- Spamming employers with the same resume and/or cover letter
- Failure to remove unprofessional photos/content from social networking pages, web pages, blogs, etc.
While the majority of employers (62 percent) do not have a minimum GPA requirement for recruiting recent college graduates, three-in-10 (31 percent) require a 3.0 and above and one-in-10 (11 percent) require a 3.5 and above.
(Source: Careerbuilder.com survey by U.S. by Harris Interactive)